Strategies 1. Governance and Municipal Service - Oswego Illinois

Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the
Oswego Village President and Board of Trustees
June 5, 2012
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HR Director – No Report
Village Clerk – No Report
Community Relations
Ms. Bergeron reported that about 1,000 people attended the first Quilt Fest held on Main
Street on June 2, 2012. Organizers were pleased with the attendance and merchants were
happy with the traffic in their stores.
Movies in the Park will start Wednesday, June 6; the movie will be Wall-E.
The Village will again have a booth at PrairieFest; volunteers are needed for Friday, June 15
and Saturday, June 16.
Economic Development Director – No Report
CONSENT AGENDA
1. Minutes – May 15, 2012 Committee of the Whole Meeting
May 15, 2012 Regular Village Board Meeting
2. Closed Session Minutes – May 15, 2012 (Approve but not Release)
3. Bill List Dated June 5, 2012 in the Amount of $756,934.92
4. Resolution Authorizing an Increase in Salary Ranges Pulled for separate vote and
discussion – Resolution No. 12-R-20
5. IDOT Resolution – Temporary Closing of Route 71 for Oswego Triathlon
Resolution No. 12-R-21
6. Resolution Authorizing the Continuation of Vision Insurance for Village of Oswego
Employees Resolution No. 12-R-22
7. Surplus Property Ordinance – Disposal of Two (2) Police Vehicles (First Read of
Ordinance; Consider Waiving Second Read and Approving) Ordinance No. 12-43
8. July 4 th Fireworks – Approval of Quote from Mad Bomber in the Amount of
$10,000
9. Authorization to Purchase Public Works Dump Truck from JX Peterbuilt in the
Amount of $134,943.00.
10. Authorization to Lift Sod/Seeding Restrictions for the Month of June, 2012.
#5 – Trustee Volpe asked if the entrance to subdivisions would be closed; Chief Baird
responded that the closures would affect only a couple of residences.
#4 – Pulled for additional discussion and separate vote – Additional discussion focused on
the following:
• How to handle when employees reach top again
• Concern with revenue stream
• Salary ranges have not been reviewed for several years ranges are outdated
• Salary range increases only, not actual salaries
• Concern with problems in the future if more employees reach the cap in their salary
range
• Indication of a need to raise ranges is the fact that a significant percentage of
employees are at or close to the cap of their salary range
• Is there data on employees that have left due to salary range issues
• Should take an employee ten (10) years to reach the top of their salary range
• Pros and cons to giving a lump sum amount to employees that have reached the top
of their salary range